Toy.



H. BARRY.

TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 6, 1908.

930,91 8. Patented Aug, 10, 1909.

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HENRY BARRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed May 5, 1908. Serial No. 431,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, H NRY BARRY, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Chicago,

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction oftoys, and to pro vide a simple and comparatively inexpensive jugglingdevice, adapted to fire a plurality of" balls into the air in rapidsuccession, and capable of enabling the same to be easily caught andredischarged. 7

Another ob ect of the invention is to provide means for preventing theballs from rebounding from the device when caught therein.

with these and other ob ects in view, the invention consists 1n theconstruction and novel combination of parts'hereinafter fully scope ofthe claims, may beresorted to with out departing from the spiritorsacrificing any of the advantages of the IHVBIllJlOII.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a side elevav tion of a juggling device,constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same, the trigger being thrown forward nearly tothe point where the plunger lever is tripped.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially on the line33 of Fig. 2. Like numerals of reference designate corresponding partsin allthefigurcs of the drawing. e The toy is provided witha framehaving a pistol grip 1 at the bottom andcomposed of an upwardlyextending rear portion or post 2, a forwardly extending top portion 3-The frame is and a front vertical barrel 4. also provided at the upperend of the handle with a forwardly extending bifurcated arm 5, in theslot or opening of which is pivotcd a trigger 6, and a plunger lever 7.The plunger lever, which 1s of hell crank form, consists of an upwardlyextending rearwardly inclined arm, and a forwardly extending arm, whichis pivoted at its front or outer end to the lower terminal of a verticalmovable spring actuated plunger 8. The front or outer end of the lever 7is provided with a slot 9, receiving the pivot 10 of the lower end ofthe plunger and permitting the necessary play of the parts incident tothe oscilla tion of the lever. The plunger, which is providcd at itsupper end with a head 11, is actuated by a coiled spring 12, disposed onthe plunger and interposed between the lower face of the head 11 and thelower end of the barrel 4, which is provided at its lower end with aperforation for the passage of the plunger.

The upper end of the vertical barrel carries a cup-shaped holder 13,having a conical lower portion and provided at the upper portion with asubstantially annular flange 14, set at an inclination and ta eredrearwardly, as shown, to-provide a ared upper portion or wall forretaining a ball in the holder, and also for enabling the ball whendischarged to readily clear the sides of the holder. The ball is firedfrom the holder by the spring actuated plunger, which is drawn downwardby the trigger and automatically tripped. The spring, which is comressed 'by the downward movement of the p unger, throws the latterupward with sufficient force to discharge the ball 15 into the air aconsiderabledistance, and the spring may be varied in size andstrengthto project the balls the desired distance into the air.

The lever 7 is mounted on a transverse pin 16 which also pivots thetrigger 6 to the forwardly extending arm 5. The trigger, which dependsfrom the forwardly projecting arm of the frame, is provided with anupwardly extending arm or ortion 17, carrying a spring actuated catc 118, consisting of a transversely disposed head and a stem 19, slidablymounted in a bore or opening 20 of an enlarged portion 21 of the arm 17of thetrigger. The stem of the catch extends below the enlargement 21and receives a coiled spring22, interposed between the lower end of theenlargement and a in 23, which pierces the lower end of t e stem. Thecoiled spring 22 operates to draw the catch downward or inward formaintaining the head in position for engaging and actuating the upwardlyextending arm of the plunger lever 7. The head 18 of the catch operatesin a slot 21 of the upperend of the arm 17 of the trigger, and itprojects from each side of the-arm of the trigger. One of the projectingportions engages the plunger lever, and the other projecting portion isengaged by a cam 24 having a cam edge, arranged eccentrically withrelation to the arc of movement of the catch, and adapted when the armof the trigger is thrown forward to move the catch outward andautomatically trip the spring actuated plunger. The cam slides the catchoutward, and disengages the same from the plunger lever, which permitsthe spring 12 to throw the plunger upward for discharging a ball fromthe device. The cam 24 consists of a plate or member having an upperattaching portion 25, secured by screws or other suitable fasteningdevices to the top portion of the frame and depending therefrom. The topportion of the frame is provided with a lateral enlarge ment or boss towhich the cam is secured, and the latter is also provided with a bearing26 for the reception of apivot 27, which secures a feeding device 28 tothe cam. The trigger is automatically returned to its initial positionby means of a spring 29, composed of two sides and a connecting springcoil. The coil is mounted on the pivot 16, and one of the sides of thespring has its end bent laterally and fitted in a perforation 31 of theforwardly extending arm 5, while the other side of the spring is securedto the upwardly extending arm of the trigger.

The halls are delivered into the holder from an inclined tubularmagazine 32, mounted on the frame, which is provided with a frontvertical lug 33, and an upwardly and rearwardly extending arm 34 forsupporting the magazine. The bottom of the magazine is secured byscrews, or other suitable fastening devices to the front lug 33 and therear arm 34, and it is provided with an upper flaring or funnel-shapedrear end 35. The front end of the magazine is cut off at an angle toform an outlet and is equipped with a lower .fixed stop 36 and an upperresilient stop 37 consisting of a hook-shaped spring secured to thefront end of the magazine at the top thereof and extending downward inadvance of the magazine in position for engaging a ball at the topthereof. The stops prevent the balls from leaving the magazine untilpositively fed therefrom by the feeding de vice 28. The feeding device28 consists of a lever fulcrumed at an intermediate point by the saidpivot 27 and having an u per arm, projecting through a slot 38 of theottom of the magazine and arranged to engage the front ball at thebottom thereof. The magazine is equipped at one side of the slot oropening 38 with a depending flange 38, and the lower arm of the feedlever is connected by a link 39 with the upwardly extending arm of thetrigger, and when the trigger is operated, the lower arm of the feedingdevice is thrown forward and the upper arm of the feeding device isdrawn downwardly and rearwardly, whereby when the trigger is returned toits initial position after a ball has been discharged from the holder,the front ball in the magazine will be fed into the holder by the saidfeeding lever. The upper arm of the feeding lever has an inclined upperportion and a curved lower portion, and 7 the depending arm of thefeeding lever is also curved. The link 39 extends rearwardly anddownwardly from the feeding lever and is provided. with terminal eyes,linked into a perforation of the feeding lever and into an 75 eye of theupwardly extending arm of the trigger.

The toy is equipped with a funnel-shaped hopper 40, constructed ofcanvas, or other suitable fabric and having its lower end looselyarranged within the flared or funnelshaped portion of the magazine toprevent the balls from rebounding when caught by the device. Theflexible hopper is supported at the top by a rim, composed of inner andouter rings 41 and 42, secured to the upper ends of the inclinedsupporting rods 43, having their lower ends attached to the funnelshapedupper portion of the magazine. The upper edge of the fabric is fittedbetween and suitably secured to the inner or outer rings, which may beconstructed of wood, or any other suitable material.

With a little practice the balls, which may be rapidly discharged fromthe device, may be accurately caught in the hopper.

The toy is not only adapted to afford amusement to young and old, butwill also operate to train the eye and the hand in catching thereturning balls.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy of the class described comprising a frame having a handle atthe bottom, a tubular magazine fixed to and extending along the top ofthe frame, a relatively large ball catching hopper mounted upon the rearend of the magazine and located above the handle, a fixed holderarranged at the front end 110 of the frame in advance of the magazine toreceive the balls from the same, and firing mechanism including aplunger arranged to strike a ball contained in the holder, and a triggerlocated adjacent to the handle.

2. A toy of the class described including a hopper, a magazine providedwith retaining means, firing mechanism arranged to receive the ballsfrom the magazine and provided with a trigger, and feeding mechanismsepa- 12o rate from the retaining means and operated by the firingmechanism for forcing the balls past the retaining means.

3. A toy of the class described including a hopper, a handle locateddirectly below the 125 hopper, a magazine provided with retaining means,firing mechanism arranged to receive the balls from the magazine andprovided with a trigger located in advance of the handle, and feedingmeans separate from the re- 1150 taining means and operated by the.firing mechanism for forcing the balls past the retaining means.

4. A toy of the class described including a hopper, a magazine extendingfrom the hopper and having an outlet, retaining means comprising aresilient stop extending .partially across the outlet, firing mechanismarranged to receive the balls from the magazine, and a feeding deviceoperated by the firing mechanism for positively feeding the balls fromthe magazine to the firing mechanism.

5. A toy of the class described including a hopper, an inclined tubularmagazine extending from the hopper and provided with an outlet, a fixedstop at the bottom of the outlet, and a resilient stop at the top of"the outlet, firing mechanism arranged to receive 1 the balls from themagazine, and a feeding device operated by the firing mechanism andarranged to positively feed the balls fromthe magazine to the saidfiring mechanism.

6. A toy of the class described including a magazine, a fabric hopperhaving its lower portion loosely arranged in the magazine to prevent theballs from rebounding, and firing supporting rods mounted on themagazine and connected with the upper portion, and firing mechanismarranged to receive the balls from the magazine.

9. A toy of the class described comprising a magazine provided at thebottom with an opening, yieldable means for retaining the balls in themagazine, firing mechanism, and a feeding lever connected with thefiring mechanism and arranged to force the balls past the said retainingmeans.

10. A toy of the class described including an inclined tubular magazineprovided at the bottom with an opening and having upper and lowerretaining means extending partially across the said. opening, firingmechanism provided with a holder arranged to receive the balls from themagazine, and a feeding lever extending through the opening of thebottom of the magazine and connected with and operated by the firingmechanism.

11. A toy of the class described comprising a frame provided with afixed vertical barrel, a rigid holder arranged at the upper end of thebarrel, a spring actuated plunger operating in the barrel and movabledownwardly away from the holder and operable through the bottom thereof,and adapted when released to project a ball from the said holder, atrigger, connections between the trigger and the plunger for retractingthe same, and means for automatically releasing the plunger at the limitof its downward movement. 12. A toy of the class described comprising avertically movable spring actuated plunger for projecting balls into theair, a lever connected with the plunger, a trigger having means forengaging and actuating the lever, and means for tripping the said meansto re lease the plunger.

13. A toy of the class described including a spring actuated plunger, alever connected with the plunger, a trigger provided with a movabledevice arranged to engage the lever for retracting the plunger, andrelatively fixedmeans arranged in the path of the said ,movable devicefor releasing the lever.

14. A toy of the class described including a spring actuated plunger, alever connected "With the plunger, a trigger provided with a fromopposite sides of the same, one of the projecting portions of the catchbeing arranged to engage the lever, and a cam arranged in the path ofthe other projecting catch to release the lever.

16. A toy of the class described including a spring actuated plunger, alever connected with the plunger, a trigger having means for engagingthe lever, means for releasing the lever, and a spring connected withthe trigger for returning the same to its initial position.

17. A toy of the class described including a spring actuated plunger, amagazine, a lever connected with the plunger, a trigger having means forengaging and actuating the lever, means for releasing the lever, and afeeding lever connected with the trigger and operating in the magazinefor feeding the balls therefrom.

18. A toy of the class described including a magazine having yieldableretaining means for confining the balls therein, a spring actuatedplunger for discharging the balls into the air, a trigger, connectionsbetween the trigger and the plunger for retracting and releasing. thesaid lunger, and a feeding lever grip and having a vertical barrellocated in advance of the pistol grip, a magazine mounted upon theframe, a hopper sup orted by the magazine, a spring actuated pliingeroperating in the barrel, a holder arranged at the to of the barrel inposition to receive the ba ls from the magazine, a trigger, connectionsbetween the trigger and the plunger for retracting and releasing thesame, and a feeding device connected with and operated by the trigger.

20. A toy of the class described including a frame provided at the lowerportion with a handle and having a vertical front lug, said frame beingalso provided in rear of the lug with an upwardly extending arm, amagazine secured to the lug and to the arm, a hopper supported by themagazine, and firing mechamsm arranged to receive the balls from themagazine.

21. A toy of the class described including a hopper having flexibleWalls and arranged to catch the balls, a handle located directly beneaththe hopper, and firing mechanism for projecting the balls into the air,

'22. A toy of the class described including a magazine open at its rearend and provided at its front end with retaining means, a flexiblehopper connected with the rear end of the magazine, a handle locatedbelow the hopper, firing mechanism for projecting the balls into theair, and feeding means operated by the firing mechanism for positivelyforcing the balls past the said. retaining means.

23. A toy of the class described including i an inclined magazine, ahopper located above the rear end of the magazine for catching the ballsand having flexible walls connected with the said magazine, a handlelocated below the hopper, and firing mechanism for discharging the ballsinto the air, said firing mechanism having a trigger arranged in advanceof the handle.

24. A toy of the class described including a magazine, a fixed holderarranged in front of the magazine and having a bottom forming a supportfor a ball and provided with an opening, a spring actuated plungeroperating through the opening of the bottom of the holder for projectingthe balls into the air, and means for setting and releasing the plunger,said plunger when set being located below the bottom of the holder inspaced re lation with a ball supported by the same.

In testimony, that 1 claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoallixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY BARRY. 'Witnesses HARRY A. FLEoK,

J. HUGH McDoNoUGII.

